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UK games industry worth £4bn a year
A strong Christmas period helped push the value of the UK video games market past the £4 billion mark, new figures have confirmed. According to the latest statistics compiled and published by...
Video gaming 'major part of UK family life'
Video games are rapidly emerging as a major part of family life within the UK, a new report has claimed. Research carried out by accountancy firm Deloitte found that the average media-savvy Briton now...
Franchises dominate US Christmas games chart
World of Warcraft claimed the coveted Christmas number one spot in the fiercely-competitive US gaming charts, new figures confirm. The franchise's newest title, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich...
Scientists praise health benefits of gaming
Video games are being taken out of the living room and into hospitals as doctors realise the potential health benefits of some titles, it has been reported. Earlier this week, scientists at Oxford...
Interest noted in Free Radical Design
Hopes are high that troubled development studio Free Radical Design will be bought out, it has been stated.Speaking to Gamesindustry.biz, Cameron Gunn, of administrator ReSolve Partners explained that...
Craig would like to play Bond game
Daniel Craig has admitted that he would like to spend some time getting to grips with the computer game James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace, despite "not being very good at that kind of...
New technologies predicted for 2009 will improve gamer's experience
Gesture recognition technology looks set to be used more increasingly in 2009, the Telegraph has said. The technology, which is used by the Nintendo Wii, is named as one of the top gadgetry...
PS3 could see 3D games this year
The PlayStation 3 could be the first console to offer users the opportunity to take part in 3D games, a report on TechWatch has suggested. Characters from some of the biggest games of the console...
Top ten most anticipated games of 2009 noted
Virgin Media has suggested what it believes will be the top ten games of the coming year. Resident Evil 3 took the top spot, with it naming its predecessor as "one of the best games ever...
World of Warcraft tops most played list
PC Gamers in the US spent more time playing World of Warcraft than any other title, research has found. Nielsen has discovered that the PC game was played more than the other games in the top ten...
Songs for latest Rock Band game leaked
The music for the latest version of Rock Band has been accidentally revealed on the game's website. Although taken down quickly, the list has surfaced on the internet, with Lenny Kravitz and Roy...
Wii and GTA IV shine from 2008
The continued success of the Nintendo Wii and the quality of Grand Theft Auto IV were the stand out highlights of 2008 in the gaming industry, according to Peter Molyneux.Speaking to the BBC, the...
FIFA 09 on course for ten million sales
After topping the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 over Christmas week, FIFA 09 is on course to sell over ten million units, it has been stated.EA Sports boss Peter Moore made the statement on his blog...
PSP offers a 'huge opportunity'
While many companies are avoiding creating titles for the PSP, Slitherine Software is to take advantage of the "huge opportunity" in front of them.The company's marketing manager Marco...
Halo 3 is 2008s most played Xbox title
Halo 3 was the most played Xbox 360 title of 2008, according to Microsoft's Larry Hryb.On his semi-official blog, Hryb has stated that the first person shooter held off the challenges of Call of Duty:...
Wii Sports best selling game ever
Wii Sports has surpassed Super Mario Bros as the best selling video game of all time, according to new figures.Data from stat-crunchers VGChartz, show that Wii Sports, which is bundled in with the...